Get MATCHED up with the right book!

Hey Girls!
Looking for a great teen read? Matched is an excellent set-in-the-near-future kind of book about a young girl who not only meets her MATCH, she meets two of them. One is her best friend, and the other is a young man whose parents were outcasts, an undesireable. Here's the book trailer for it.

NEW LAPTOP!

I am SOOO excited! My husband bought a laptop for me for Christmas. It's my first laptop in nearly ten years! And this one is for my writing only. Nothing else, but my writing. I won't be doing lesson plans or anything schoolwise on this one, unless I find something really cool to do on here. That's what the school-issued laptop is for. Anyway, my new laptop is an HP. I'm still getting used to the keyboard action. It's different from my Apple because the keys are kind of slippery, and I keep typing incorrect letters. The keyboard is also set up differently, and so is the tracker mouse. I may have to go into settings and modify the mouse just a bit, if I can. This will sure beat having to edit on my iPhone this summer.

Yes, I edited one of my novels twice using my iPhone. I could only read three lines at a time. Excruciatingly slow process that I hope never to have to do again. I still need to upload iTunes and all of my music to this computer, too. I like to be inspired when I write.

Writing Gifts Part Two

Writing a personal letter which describes why a person is special to you and significant in your life can be a great gift idea. The more specific you write, the more the person you are giving this letter to will love it. Check out this video to find out how to write with specific details.